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Topic: What are you reading now?

Posted by: briansqueen

Subject: What are you reading now?
Date: Apr 26 04

Ok, whats everyone reading now, and how are you liking it, would you recommend it?

I am re-reading Stephen Kings' "The Stand", I read it years ago as a young teen, and it went over my head, so I thought I'd give it another shot, now that Im older and wiser(?). Wish Me Luck! S.



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tigasrule

I have just finished Frank McCourt's 'Angela's Ashes' and I am now rereading Erich Maria Remarque's 'All Quiet on the Western Front'.

Reply #761. Oct 28 10, 9:21 AM

tigasrule

I liked 'Angela's Ashes', although apparently not nearly as much as the majority of people who've read it. I would still recommend it, though.
'All Quiet on the Western Front' on the other hand is an absolute must-read!

Reply #762. Oct 28 10, 9:33 AM

jolana

Weird Sisters by Terry Pratchett. I hadn´t like him much until I saw this book as a drama. I think Pratchett will become my favourite.

Reply #763. Nov 01 10, 7:03 PM

H0lyAerith I'm making my way through some Terry Brooks and David Weber now (it's not unusual for me to be reading several books at once; I'm pretty good with keeping plotlines straight in my head).

Reply #764. Nov 10 10, 3:20 PM

callie_ross I'm currently reading a book called "Dewey, The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched The World" by Vicki Myron. I'm not that far into it but it seems like a very interesting story. I love cats so I'm sure it will turn out to be a very good read! :)

Reply #765. Nov 16 10, 6:39 PM

redwaldo

I'm re-reading Nevil Shute's On The Beach-It's a long time since I first read it.

I'm about two-thirds through and am convinced it's one of the best distopian novels written!

Reply #766. Nov 17 10, 7:21 PM

lesley153 Michael McIntyre’s autobiography "Life & Laughing." Better not read on trains - people tend to give you funny looks when you laugh too loudly in public.

I read something by Nevil Shute once... can't remember anything about it - just the author's name! It was a long time ago. :(

Reply #767. Nov 17 10, 9:03 PM

Dagny1

Shute wrote a lot!
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/nevil-shute/

If it wasn't On the Beach, it might have been A Town Named Alice which was also made into a mini-series.

Reply #768. Nov 18 10, 9:57 AM

romeomikegolf

Robert Ludlum, The Holcroft Covenent. A gripping book.

Reply #769. Nov 18 10, 11:15 AM

rayven80

I'm dragging my way through "Color of Magic" by Terry Pratchett. It doesn't seem to flow like some of his others so I'm finding it hard to get into. I have "Small Jobs" waiting for me. It's a "Dresdin Files" book of short stories.

Reply #770. Nov 18 10, 4:03 PM

romeomikegolf

Colour of Magic was his first Discworld book. He was still learning how to write them himself. As the characters and Discworld developed the stories flowed much better.

Reply #771. Nov 19 10, 11:30 PM

Dagny1

Currently re-reading Balzac's entire Comedie Humaine with a couple of buddies. Now on The Seamy Side of History/Brotherhood of Consolation, so about 3/4 of the way through. Have a couple of other books going too as usual.

Reply #772. Nov 20 10, 8:49 AM

H0lyAerith After my Shannara series I've cracked open the Honor Harrington series by David Weber. He has a new anthology of short stories coming out in February so I figured I'd get re-acquainted with the storyline and characters.

Reply #773. Nov 20 10, 9:05 AM

reeshy

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.

Reply #774. Nov 22 10, 4:36 AM

Hineboxing I'm reading The Lost Symbol, by Dan Brown. It's pretty good so far.

Reply #775. Nov 23 10, 8:53 AM

BrerSchultzy Re-reading Handling Sin by Michael Malone. To me, it is a much better "Confederacy of Dunces".

Reply #776. Nov 23 10, 11:21 AM

lesley153 Thanks, BrerSchultzy. I've lost count of the number of times I've started Confederacy of Dunces, which was given to me more than twenty years ago by a very enthusiastic reader, and not got beyond the third page.

Reply #777. Nov 23 10, 11:42 AM

BrerSchultzy I am so happy to hear that lesley. I often feel like the only person on earth who didn't love that book.

Reply #778. Nov 23 10, 2:00 PM

adams627 I read "Confederacy of Dunces" last summer expecting it to be as funny as say, "Catch-22." It wasn't even close, but I laughed out loud at a few scenes in the book. The book starts out really slow, though...you have to get used to Ignatius' "personality."

Is anyone here a fan of Graham Greene? I picked up "The Quiet American" a few days ago, and it's terrific so far.

Reply #779. Nov 25 10, 1:24 PM

martin_cube

I'm wading through 'Catcher In The Rye'. I bought to see what all the fuss was about. I'm still none the wiser. Perhaps I should stick to pulp fiction?

Reply #780. Nov 25 10, 6:13 PM

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